“Coming to a Strange Land”: The West African Migrant Women’s Establishment of Home and Family in a New Culture Within Australia

Babatunde-Sowole, OO; Jackson, D; Davidson, PM; Power, T

“Coming to a Strange Land”: The West African Migrant Women’s Establishment of Home and Family in a New Culture Within Australia

Babatunde-Sowole, OO

Jackson, D

Davidson, PM

Power, T

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2016, 27 (5), pp. 447 - 455
Issue Date:: 2016-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Babatunde-Sowole, OO https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3724-2180	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-5325	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Davidson, PM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-1534	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Power, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3334-0322	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2016, 27 (5), pp. 447 - 455	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1043-6596	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/35426
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/34057
dc.description.abstract	© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Purpose: Migrating and establishing a new life in another culture can have diverse health effects especially for women. This article explores the struggles and social adjustment issues that might constitute negatively to the health of West African migrant women living in Australia. Design: Qualitative storytelling. Audiotaped voluntary stories from 20 West African migrant women living in Sydney, Australia were transcribed and analyzed. Findings: Three themes are presented for discussion: (1) But it is different here: life in a new country; (2) I have to do it all by myself: communal versus individual living; and (3) They don’t listen to parents: perceived threats to the family unit. Conclusion/Implication for Practice: The demand for and the importance of nurses and midwives in supporting migrant families is demonstrated by findings suggesting that social adjustment into the Australian culture has a significant impact on both the nuclear and extended family unit of women.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Transcultural Nursing	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/1043659615574553	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Family	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Life Change Events	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Acculturation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Africa, Western	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Emigrants and Immigrants	en_US
dc.title	“Coming to a Strange Land”: The West African Migrant Women’s Establishment of Home and Family in a New Culture Within Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	27	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	2002 Cultural Studies	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	27	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Purpose: Migrating and establishing a new life in another culture can have diverse health effects especially for women. This article explores the struggles and social adjustment issues that might constitute negatively to the health of West African migrant women living in Australia. Design: Qualitative storytelling. Audiotaped voluntary stories from 20 West African migrant women living in Sydney, Australia were transcribed and analyzed. Findings: Three themes are presented for discussion: (1) But it is different here: life in a new country; (2) I have to do it all by myself: communal versus individual living; and (3) They don’t listen to parents: perceived threats to the family unit. Conclusion/Implication for Practice: The demand for and the importance of nurses and midwives in supporting migrant families is demonstrated by findings suggesting that social adjustment into the Australian culture has a significant impact on both the nuclear and extended family unit of women.

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